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Swoosie Kurtz and
Joni Rodgers (contributor)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
J P Tarcher
Publication date
May 5, 2015
Pages
327
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780399168512
ISBN-10
0399168516
Dimensions
1 by 5.25 by 7.75 in.
Weight
0.90 lbs.
Original list price
$16.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In a wise, warmhearted memoir that celebrates her extraordinary life and stellar career, Swoosie Kurtz welcomes readers into her world, sharing personal misadventures and showbiz lore and candidly reflecting on the intimate journey of caring for an aging parent. Told with intelligence and Swoosieâs hallmark comedic timing, Part Swan, Part Goose makes a powerful statement about womanhood, work and family.
Swoosieâs is the kind of memoir that doesnât come without a fascinating back story: Enter the parents, Frank and Margo Kurtz. Frank, an Olympic diving medalist, later became one of the most decorated aviators in American history. He flew a record number of missions in a cobbled-together B-17D Flying Fortress called âThe Swoose,â now housed at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Margo chronicled their early years together in her memoir, My Rival, the Sky, published by Putnam in 1945. The book ends with the young couple happily anticipating the birth of a baby to be named after the indomitable Swoose.
Today, Margo, who is approaching her hundredth birthday, lives with Swoosie. As Margoâs reality drifts freely between her morning coffee and a 1943 war bond tour, Swoosie struggles to stay ahead of her motherâs increasing needs while navigating the pitfalls and pratfalls of the entertainment industry. This precarious moment in time is bittersweet and occasionally overwhelming, but every day is oxygenated with laughter and love. The careful weaving of Swoosieâs story with passages from My Rival, the Sky creates a vivid portrait of the invincible mother-daughter bond between the two women.
Part Swan, Part Goose is that rare Hollywood memoir that takes us behind the curtain but doesnât live there; its heart is solidly at home. It doesnât pretend to tell all, but what it does tell is deeply resonant for millions caring for aging parents, timely and topical for book clubs and entertaining as hell for readers in general.
Swoosieâs is the kind of memoir that doesnât come without a fascinating back story: Enter the parents, Frank and Margo Kurtz. Frank, an Olympic diving medalist, later became one of the most decorated aviators in American history. He flew a record number of missions in a cobbled-together B-17D Flying Fortress called âThe Swoose,â now housed at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Margo chronicled their early years together in her memoir, My Rival, the Sky, published by Putnam in 1945. The book ends with the young couple happily anticipating the birth of a baby to be named after the indomitable Swoose.
Today, Margo, who is approaching her hundredth birthday, lives with Swoosie. As Margoâs reality drifts freely between her morning coffee and a 1943 war bond tour, Swoosie struggles to stay ahead of her motherâs increasing needs while navigating the pitfalls and pratfalls of the entertainment industry. This precarious moment in time is bittersweet and occasionally overwhelming, but every day is oxygenated with laughter and love. The careful weaving of Swoosieâs story with passages from My Rival, the Sky creates a vivid portrait of the invincible mother-daughter bond between the two women.
Part Swan, Part Goose is that rare Hollywood memoir that takes us behind the curtain but doesnât live there; its heart is solidly at home. It doesnât pretend to tell all, but what it does tell is deeply resonant for millions caring for aging parents, timely and topical for book clubs and entertaining as hell for readers in general.
Editions
Hardcover
from J P Tarcher (April 29, 2014)
9780399168505 | details & prices | 327 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $25.00
About: In a wise, warmhearted memoir that celebrates her extraordinary life and stellar career, Swoosie Kurtz shares just the right combination of personal misadventure and showbiz lore, candidly reflecting on the right choices that empowered her, the wrong choices that enlightened her, and the intimate journey of caring for an aging parent.
About: In a wise, warmhearted memoir that celebrates her extraordinary life and stellar career, Swoosie Kurtz shares just the right combination of personal misadventure and showbiz lore, candidly reflecting on the right choices that empowered her, the wrong choices that enlightened her, and the intimate journey of caring for an aging parent.
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Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from J P Tarcher (May 5, 2015); titled "Part Swan, Part Goose: An Uncommon Memoir of Womanhood, Work and Family"
9780399168512 | details & prices | 327 pages | 5.25 × 7.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $16.95
About: In a wise, warmhearted memoir that celebrates her extraordinary life and stellar career, Swoosie Kurtz welcomes readers into her world, sharing personal misadventures and showbiz lore and candidly reflecting on the intimate journey of caring for an aging parent.
About: In a wise, warmhearted memoir that celebrates her extraordinary life and stellar career, Swoosie Kurtz welcomes readers into her world, sharing personal misadventures and showbiz lore and candidly reflecting on the intimate journey of caring for an aging parent.
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